“The singer-songwriter has always played music that was stylistically rooted in the ’30s and the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. But the fact of the matter is that none of us remember the Depression firsthand.” –Steve Earle My grandparents grew up in the Great Depression. Both of them lived in agricultural areas that weren’t … Read more

“Cocaine is like really evil coffee.” –Courtney Love The steps of getting out of debt are pretty simple. Budget. Spend less than you earn. Put the difference towards debt. Rationally, it’s not particularly difficult to envision the path to getting out of debt. However, like losing weight (take in fewer calories than you expend) or … Read more

“You know what they say; when you have lemmings, make lemmingaid.” –Debbie Ohi Recently, Twitter confidentially filed a S-1 to the SEC for their forthcoming initial public offering. We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale. — Twitter (@Twitter) … Read more

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” –Mae West I was stationed in Germany for most of the time I was in the Army. Of course, for most of that time, I was taking part in our military endeavors in Bosnia, but when I wasn’t either physically separating formerly … Read more

“I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.” –Tammy Faye Bakker The typical maxim of write about what you know isn’t going to apply to this post. I readily confess, I have never been one to use shopping as a way to make the blues go away. I cannot empathize on this one. I … Read more

A lot of people want to count their home equity in their net worth. Is this the correct way of calculating how valuable you are? By the way, if you’re focused on net worth, you’re looking at the wrong number. Take a look at the video below and find out what to do. Do You … Read more

“The reward of a thing well done is having done it.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson I like wine. When we lived in Virginia and didn’t have something already planned to do, our default choice for a weekend was to go hang out at a winery or two tasting and drinking wines. While the primary motivator of … Read more

“There is no coming to consciousness without pain.” – Carl Jung Which would you rather do? Go to the dentist or see a financial planner? For most people, this would be Sophie’s choice, as both seem equally unpalatable. We know we need to have clean and healthy choppers so that we’re not sucking blended puree … Read more

“All men think all men mortal, but themselves.” – Edward Young A recent study of a cohort of Austrian retirees came to the conclusion that retiring early was likely to decrease your life expectancy, particularly if you are a male.  The title of the study even could lead one to believe that the best way … Read more

“Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.” – Scott Adams Which would have been a better bet for you in 2012? Investing in the S&P 500 index or randomly picking one of the members of the index on the first trading day of the year and … Read more